Getting a Life
The Social Worlds of Geek Culture
1st Edition
Published on 31. March 2018
277 pages
978-0-7735-5295-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book recentres our understanding of geek culture, drawing on fieldwork in comic book shops, game stores, and conventions, including interviews with ordinary members of the overlapping communities of fans and enthusiasts. Woo offers an accessible introduction to the subculture while exploring ethical possibilities of a life lived with media.
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McGill-Queen's University Press
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Woo Benjamin:
Benjamin Woo is assistant professor of communication and media studies at Carleton University.Benjamin Woo is assistant professor of communication and media studies at Carleton University.
Benjamin Woo is assistant professor of communication and media studies at Carleton University.Benjamin Woo is assistant professor of communication and media studies at Carleton University.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: "What Is a Nerd?
- 1 Talk Nerdy to Me: The Meaning of Geek Culture
- 2 Taking Geek Culture Seriously: A Practice-Theoretic Account
- 3 Values and Virtues: What Is Best in Life?
- 4 Careers: Boldly Going On
- 5 Making Communities from Mass Culture
- 6 Institutions: Building Worlds between Production and Consumption
- 7 The Limits of Participation
- 8 The Geek, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Participant Profiles
- Notes
- References
- Index
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